(Ha'aretz) Eli Shvidler - Israel's national chess team won a bronze medal on Sunday at the 39th Chess Olympiad, coming in third among 148 teams in the event, held in Russia. The Israeli team won silver at the Olympiad two years ago. Ranked 11th before the event, the team outplayed chess powers from the U.S., Armenia (champion at two previous Olympiads) and third-ranked China.
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